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Events from the year 1972 in France.
1971 in France
1971 in France
See also:1970 in France,other events of 1971,1972 in France.----Events from the year 1971 in France.-Events:*14 March - Municipal elections held.*21 March - Municipal elections held....
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other events of 1972,
1973 in France
1973 in France
See also:1972 in France,other events of 1973,1974 in France.----Events from the year 1973 in France.-Events:*4 March - Legislative Election held.*11 March - Legislative Election held....
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Events from the year 1972 in France.
Events
- January - Launch of the Renault 5Renault 5The Renault 5 was first unveiled on 10 December 1971, being launched at the beginning of 1972.The Renault 5 was styled by Michel Boué, who died before the car's release, the R5 featured a steeply sloping rear hatchback and front dashboard...
, one of the world's first small hatchbacks. - 28 January - Richard ChanfrayRichard ChanfrayRichard Chanfray was a French public figure in the 1970s. He claimed to be the Comte de Saint-Germain and appeared in numerous European television shows claiming to transmute lead into gold.- Biography :...
claims he is the Count of St GermainCount of St GermainThe Count of St. Germain has been variously described as a courtier, adventurer, charlatan, inventor, alchemist, pianist, violinist and an amateur composer. He achieved great prominence in European high society of the mid-1700s, and since then various scholars have linked him to mysticism,...
on French television. - 23 April - French European Economic Community enlargement referendumFrench European Economic Community enlargement referendum, 1972A referendum on the enlargement of the EEC was held in France on 23 April 1972. Voters were asked whether they approved of Denmark, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom joining the EEC. The proposals were approved by 68.3% of voters, with a turnout of 60.2%.-Results:...
, voters approved the accession of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, and Norway to the ECCECC-Companies:* ECC , Education through Communication for the Community, a Japanese company* Electric Car Corporation plc, a British adapter and seller of electric cars* English China Clays, an English company-Education:...
. - 16 June - 108 die as two passenger trains hit debris of a collapsed railway tunnel near SoissonsSoissonsSoissons is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France, located on the Aisne River, about northeast of Paris. It is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital of the Suessiones...
. - 1 July - Canadian ketch Vega, flying the Greenpeace III banner, collides with the French naval minesweeper La Paimpolaise while in international watersInternational watersThe terms international waters or trans-boundary waters apply where any of the following types of bodies of water transcend international boundaries: oceans, large marine ecosystems, enclosed or semi-enclosed regional seas and estuaries, rivers, lakes, groundwater systems , and wetlands.Oceans,...
to protest French nuclear weapon testsMoruroaMoruroa , also historically known as Aopuni, is an atoll which forms part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia in the southern Pacific Ocean...
in the South PacificOceaniaOceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
. - October - The Peugeot 104Peugeot 104The Peugeot 104 is a supermini motor car designed by Paolo Martin and produced by the French car manufacturer Peugeot between 1972 and 1988.- Production history :Saloon launch 1972...
, the smallest four-door car in the world, is launched. - 28 October - The first flight of the Airbus A300Airbus A300The Airbus A300 is a short- to medium-range widebody jet airliner. Launched in 1972 as the world's first twin-engined widebody, it was the first product of Airbus Industrie, a consortium of European aerospace companies, wholly owned today by EADS...
, the first airliner built by Airbus.
Sport
- 1 July - Tour de France1972 Tour de FranceThe 1972 Tour de France was the 59th Tour de France, taking place July 1 to July 22, 1972. It consisted of 20 stages over 3846.6 km, ridden at an average speed of 35.371 km/h. The long awaited clash between Eddy Merckx and Luis Ocaña after Ocaña crashed on Col de Menté in the 1971 Tour de...
begins. - 22 July - Tour de France ends, won by Eddy MerckxEddy MerckxEdouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...
of Belgium.
January to March
- 1 January - Lilian ThuramLilian ThuramLilian Thuram is a retired professional football defender and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team, and one of the twenty most capped players of all time.He played at the top flight in France, Italy and Spain for over 15 seasons, including ten in the Serie A with both...
, international soccer player. - 4 January - Sylvain DeplaceSylvain DeplaceSylvain Deplace is a former French football player.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 9 January - Frédéric BessyFrédéric BessyFrédéric Bessy is a French former professional road bicycle racer, last riding for UCI ProTeam Cofidis.- Palmares :* GP Lugano * Prix des Blés d'Or - External links :**...
, cyclist. - 17 January - Olivier SourgensOlivier SourgensOlivier Sourgens is a French rugby union player. He plays at prop.Sourgens has played six times for France A and played club rugby for Bordeaux-Bègles, Stade Montois, Pau and Bourgoin, before going back to Bordeaux...
, rugby union player. - 18 January - Bruno AlicarteBruno AlicarteBruno Alicarte is a retired French footballer. He played for Montpellier HSC, SC Bastia, Deportivo Alavés, Neuchâtel Xamax, Naval 1º de Maio and Stade Lavallois.Bruno's younger brother is Hervé Alicarte.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 22 January - Yves DemariaYves DemariaYves Demaria is a French motocross racer. He is a three-time FIM Motocross World Champion in the MX3-GP class for motorcycles displacing 650cc....
, motocrossMotocrossMotocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
racer. - 8 February - Mathieu VerschuèreMathieu VerschuèreMatthieu Verschuere is a French football player who currently plays for U.S. Roye in France. His position is in the central midfield.-References:* *...
, soccer player. - 17 February - Philippe CandeloroPhilippe CandeloroPhilippe Candeloro is a French figure skater who medalled at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.-Early years:Philippe Candeloro was born in Courbevoie, in France, the youngest of four children...
, figure skater. - 22 February - Laurence LeboucherLaurence LeboucherLaurence Leboucher is a French professional cross-country mountain bike and cyclo-cross racer. She is a three-time Olympian and two-time world cyclo-cross champion.- Major achievements :...
, mountain bikeMountain bike racingThe Union Cycliste Internationale recognised the sport of mountain bike racing relatively late in 1990, when it sanctioned the world championships in Purgatory, Colorado. The first mountain biking world cup series took place in 1991. Its nine-race circuit covered two continents—Europe and North...
and cyclo-crossCyclo-crossCyclo-cross is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter , and consists of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and...
racer. - 3 March - Jacques RémyJacques RémyJacques Rémy is a French soccer striker who currently plays for Municipal Liberia in Costa Rica.-External links:* at Nacion.com * at L'Equipe.fr...
, soccer player. - 12 March - Laurent DufresneLaurent DufresneLaurent Dufresne is a French footballer. He is the former team captain of Valenciennes FC Laurent Dufresne is a French footballer. He is the former team captain of Valenciennes FC Laurent Dufresne is a French footballer. He is the former team captain of Valenciennes FC (the title was passed on to...
, soccer player. - 22 March - Jocelyn GourvennecJocelyn GourvennecJocelyn Gourvennec is a French football player in midfield role. During his time at Marseille he played in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final.He was named EA Guingamp manager on May 2010.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 22 March - Christophe RevaultChristophe RevaultChristophe Revault is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Le Havre AC-Le Havre:Revault started his career with Le Havre, playing his first Ligue 1 game for them against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes.-Paris SG:Revault would return to Paris to play for PSG in...
, soccer player. - 23 March - Judith Godrèche, actress and author.
- 24 March - Christophe Dugarry, soccer player.
- 25 March - Sébastien Flute, archer and Olympic gold medallist.
- 27 March - Agathe de La FontaineAgathe de la FontaineAgathe de La Fontaine is a French actress. Her film roles include Train de vie , which shared the 1999 Sundance World Cinema Audience Award with Run Lola Run, and Love in Paris, the sequel to 9½ Weeks...
, actress. - 29 March - Cédric LécluseCédric LécluseCédric Lécluse Cédric Lécluse Cédric Lécluse (born March 29, 1972 in Épinay-sur-Seine is a French professional football (soccer) player, currently without a club after retiring following a woeful season with Ligue 2 side Angers SCO.-External links:* at lfp.fr*...
, soccer player.
April to June
- 2 April - Fabrice BryFabrice BryFabrice Bry is a retired volleyball player from France, who earned a total number of 85 caps for the Men's National Team.-International Competitions:...
, volleyball player. - 3 April - Sandrine TestudSandrine TestudSandrine Testud is a former professional female tennis player from France.-Career:Testud broke into top 20 singles rankings in July 1997. On February 7, 1999, she became the fourth Frenchwoman after Françoise Durr, Mary Pierce and Nathalie Tauziat to break into singles top 10 rankings...
, tennis player. - 21 April - Gwendal PeizeratGwendal PeizeratGwendal Peizerat is a French ice dancer. With Marina Anissina, he is the 2002 Olympic champion, the 1998 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2000 World Champion, and a six-time French National Champion.-Biography:...
, ice dancer. - 29 April - Anne-Sophie LapixAnne-Sophie LapixAnne-Sophie Lapix is a French journalist and television presenter. She deputises for Claire Chazal, presenting the evening news bulletin from Friday to Sunday as well as the lunchtime bulletin at 1 o'clock at the weekend, when she is away on TF1...
, journalist and television presenter. - April - Olivier DoleuzeOlivier DoleuzeOlivier Doleuze is a French born jockey and is considered to be one of the world's premier jockeys. Doleuze began riding at the age of 14, and currently has over 700 career wins.-Major wins: France...
, jockey. - 5 May - Laurent CapetLaurent CapetLaurent Capet is a French volleyball player, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 2002 World Championships in Argentina.-International Competitions:...
, volleyball player. - 6 May - Sébastien AmiezSébastien AmiezSébastien Amiez is a French alpine skier. He won the Alpine Skiing World Cup for Slalom in 1996-World Cup victories :-References:*...
, alpine skierAlpine skiingAlpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
. - 11 May - Benoît MagimelBenoît MagimelBenoît Magimel is a French actor. A prolific actor who was 14 when he appeared in his first film, Magimel has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema....
, actor. - 15 May - David CharvetDavid CharvetDavid Charvet is a French singer and actor.-Personal life:Charvet was born in Lyon, France. His father is the Tunisian Jewish businessman Paul Guez. David Charvet's mother, Christiane Charvet, is French. He and his siblings speak French as their first language. He won a green card through the...
, actor. - 20 May - Christophe DominiciChristophe DominiciChristophe Dominici is a former French rugby union footballer of Italian origin. He played wing for Stade Français and France. He has been a coach with Stade Français since the start of the 2008/9 season and a board member since 2009/10 season.-Club career:Christophe Dominici was born in Toulon...
, international rugby union player. - 22 May - Nathalie TeppeNathalie TeppeNathalie Teppe is a French heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...
, heptathlete. - 28 May - Jocelyn BlanchardJocelyn BlanchardJocelyn Blanchard is a French footballer currently a Free Agent after having being Released by Austria Kärnten After the Club went into Liquidation in 2010.- Career :...
, soccer player. - 8 June - Frédéric EstherFrédéric EstherFrédéric Esther is a boxer from France, competing in the middleweight division. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he was stopped in the quarterfinales of the light middleweight division by eventual silver medalist Marian Simion of...
, boxer. - 17 June - Antoine AlbeauAntoine AlbeauAntoine Albeau is a French windsurfer who holds eleven Windsurfing World Championships in different disciplines since 1994.Born on June 17, 1972 in La Rochelle, France, Albeau set a new all–category world windpowered sailing speed record on March 5, 2008 with 49.09 knots on a 500 meter course at...
, windsurfer. - 19 June - Jean DujardinJean Dujardin-Life and career:Dujardin was born in Rueil-Malmaison. Dujardin first became famous on the French talent show Graines de star in 1996 as part of the comedy group Nous C Nous, formed by members of the Carré blanc theater. From 1999 to 2003 he starred in the French version of the comedy television...
, comedian. - 23 June - Zinedine ZidaneZinedine ZidaneZinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship...
, international soccer player. - 28 June - Samir AmirècheSamir AmirècheSamir Amirèche is an Algerian international football player who is currently playing as a defender for French amateur side UJA Alfortville.-References:...
, soccer player. - 29 June - Nathalie Boët, actress, novelist and journalist.
July to September
- 5 July - David BenyamineDavid BenyamineDavid Benyamine is a French professional poker player with a World Poker Tour title. Benyamine was a professional tennis player in his early career but had to retire because of shoulder pain. He was also a successful top ten billiards player in France. He learned poker at the age of 12 and plays...
, tennis, billiards and poker player. - 6 July - Fabrice ColinFabrice ColinFabrice Colin is a French author of fantasy, science fiction, and magic realism. His 2003 novel Dreamericana won the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire.Colin and his family lived in Boumerdès, Algeria from 1976 to 1978....
, author. - 6 July - Laurent GaudéLaurent GaudéLaurent Gaudé is a French writer.He studied theater and has written many dramatic works, among them Onysos le furieux, Cendres sur les mains, Médée Kali, and Le Tigre bleu de l'Euphrate.-Awards:...
, writer. - 10 July - Stéphane CarnotStéphane CarnotStéphane Carnot is a former French football player.-References:*...
, soccer player. - 14 July - Loïc Le MeurLoïc Le MeurLoïc Le Meur is a French rube entrepreneur and blogger. He served as Executive Vice President EMEA at software company Six Apart after merging French blogging company Ublog with Six Apart in July 2004...
, entrepreneur and blogger. - 28 July - Walter BénéteauWalter BénéteauWalter Bénéteau is a French former professional cyclist. He has raced in every Tour de France from 2000 until 2006.-Final standings in the Tour de France:*2000 - 72nd*2001 - 42nd*2002 - 117th*2003 - 59th...
, cyclist. - 5 August - Yann LachuerYann LachuerYann Lachuer is a former footballer from France.-Career:Lachuer began his career in the 1992-93 season with US Créteil-Lusitanos in Ligue 2 the second tier of French Football, making 31 appearances and scoring 5 goals. His displays brought him to the attention of AJ Auxerre, for whom he signed in...
, soccer player. - 7 August - Ghislain LemaireGhislain LemaireGhislain Lemaire is a French judoka.-Achievements:- Video :* on Judovision.org-References:* on JudoInside.com...
, judoka. - 19 August - Fabien CoolFabien CoolFabien 'The Cool' Cool is a former French football goalkeeper.Except for a spell at Gueugnon in 1993-94, Cool played for Auxerre his whole career, helping them to win the national championship in 1996 and the domestic cup in 1996, 2003 and 2005.Initially backing up French international Lionel...
, soccer player. - 20 August - Olivier GuéganOlivier GuéganOlivier Guégan is a French midfielder who currently plays for Stade Reims.-References:* at L'Equipe.fr...
, soccer player. - 1 September - Vincent RiouVincent RiouVincent Riou is a French sailor. He is the skipper of PRB, a 60-foot monohull. He won the 2004 edition of the Vendée Globe.-Recent events:...
, sailor. - 13 September - Olivier EchouafniOlivier EchouafniOlivier Echouafni is a former French football midfielder, who played most notably for French team OGC Nice.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 19 September - Sébastien MatéSébastien MatéSébastien Maté, born September 19, 1972 in Mont-de-Marsan, France is a retired professional footballer.-External links:*...
, soccer player. - 21 September - Olivia BonamyOlivia BonamyOlivia Bonamy is a French actress best known for her appearances in the films Jefferson in Paris, Jacques Audiard's Read my lips, the thriller Ils and Le ciel, les oiseaux et ta mère.-Biography:...
, actress.
October to December
- 5 October - Jean-Sebastien BaxJean-Sebastien BaxJean-Sebastien Bax is a retired French-Mauritian footballer.He played mainly as a defensive midfielder and a defender. Over the years, he played for Fire Brigade SC in Mauritius, AS Marsouins in Réunion, and Engen Santos in South Africa...
, soccer player. - 15 October - Mathieu DemyMathieu DemyMathieu Demy is a French actor and director, born 15 October 1972 in Paris. He is the son of Agnès Varda and Jacques Demy.- Filmography :*1988 : Kung-Fu Master*1993 : À la belle étoile with Julie Gayet, Chiara Mastroianni...
, actor. - 19 October - Fabien LeclercqFabien LeclercqFabien Leclercq is a French football player. He currently plays at Gap FC-External links:*...
, soccer player. - 24 October - Frédéric DéhuFrédéric DéhuFrédéric Déhu is a retired French footballer who played as a central defender.-Club career:Déhu made his professional debuts with RC Lens, becoming an undisputed starter from his third season onwards...
, soccer player. - 11 November - Stéphane CassardStéphane CassardStéphane Cassard is a French goalkeeper currently playing for US Boulogne.-External links:*...
, soccer player. - 16 November - Patricia Meunier-LeboucPatricia Meunier-LeboucPatricia Meunier-Lebouc is a French professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Her birth name was Meunier and she is married to Antoine Lebouc, a French professional golfer who played on the European Tour in the 1990s.-Amateur career:Meunier was born in Dijon,...
, golfer. - 20 November - Jérôme AlonzoJérôme AlonzoJérôme Alonzo is a football goalkeeper who played for Paris-Saint Germain and was the back-up keeper to Lionel Letizi, but he signed with Rangers FC. He is a strong keeper who got a lot of playing time but will most likely become the number 2 keeper again because of the arrival of French...
, soccer player. - 20 November - Corinne NiogretCorinne NiogretCorinne Niogret is a former French biathlete. She won 2 Olympic medals and 15 medals in the Biathlon World Championships. In 1999/2000 she finished 3rd in the overall World Cup, and she has a total of 8 victories in World Cup races.-References:*...
, biathlete and Olympic medallist. - 22 November - Olivier BrouzetOlivier BrouzetOlivier Brouzet is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position was at lock. He has played over 70 internationals for France, including being a part of numerous Rugby World Cup squads for France. He has also played for a variety of French and English clubs.Brouzet made his debut for France...
, rugby union player. - 27 November - Stéphane PocrainStéphane PocrainStéphane Pocrain is French politician and TV journalist.He was born in Paris, on November 27, 1972. His parents came from Guadeloupe.He was candidate for an ecologist movement for in 2002's elections in Orsay....
, television journalist. - 3 December - Laurent RouxLaurent RouxLaurent Roux is a French former road bicycle racer. In 1999, he was found guilty of using amphetamines and was suspended for six months. In 2002, he was tested non-negative for amphetamines after an out of competition control...
, cyclist. - 4 December - Franck TournaireFranck TournaireFranck Tournaire is a former French international professional rugby union player now playing amateur rugby for US Carcassonne....
, international rugby union player. - 5 December - Antoine PrégetAntoine PrégetAntoine Preget is a French footballer who has played defence/midfield for a number of European clubs.-Career:...
, soccer player. - 6 December - Cyrille PougetCyrille PougetCyrille Pouget is a French former professional football player.-External links:*...
, soccer player. - 13 December - Claude-Arnaud RivenetClaude-Arnaud RivenetClaude-Arnaud Rivenet is a retired French football player who played with Lyon, FC Gueugnon, Troyes AC and Amiens SC.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 19 December - Cédric SouletteCédric SouletteCédric Soulette is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the AS Béziers club. In the past, he also played for Toulouse and ASM Clermont Auvergne. His usual position is as a prop. He has also played for the French national team and was a part of their 1998 Grand Slam team. He was...
, rugby union player. - 22 December - Vanessa ParadisVanessa ParadisVanessa Chantal Paradis is a French singer, model and actress. She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi"...
, singer and actress. - 24 December - Richard DutruelRichard DutruelRichard Philippe Dutruel is a retired professional French footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:...
, soccer player. - 26 December - Jérôme Le BannerJérôme Le BannerJérôme "Geronimo" Le Banner , is a French kickboxer and K-1 superstar, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power....
, kickboxer and K-1K-1K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
practitioner. - 31 December - Grégory CoupetGrégory CoupetGrégory Coupet is a retired French association football goalkeeper who last played for Paris Saint-Germain. He has played for clubs such as Saint-Étienne, Lyon, Atlético Madrid. He has also played for the France national team....
, international soccer player.
Full date unknown
- Jules de BalincourtJules de BalincourtJules de Balincourt is a French painter. He was educated at the California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco receiving a BFA in ceramics and went on to study at the Hunter College, New York graduating in 2005 with an MFA. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York...
, painter. - Fabrice BellardFabrice BellardFabrice Bellard is a computer programmer who is best known as the creator of the FFmpeg and QEMU software projects. He has also developed a number of other programs, including the Tiny C Compiler....
, computer programmer. - Vanessa DurièsVanessa DurièsVanessa Duriès, also known as Katia Lamara was a French novelist.She was the author of the French BDSM novel Le lien based on her own experience as a slave...
, novelist (d.19931993 in FranceSee also:1992 in France,other events of 1993,1994 in France.----Events from the year 1993 in France.-Events:*18 February - Peugeot launches the 306 range of hatchbacks, estates, convertibles and saloons, which will mainly be built at Peugeot's factory near Coventry in England, which was formerly...
). - Nicolas FarguesNicolas FarguesNicolas Fargues is a French novelist.Fargues was born in 1972. From 1998 to 2002, he had various jobs in journalism, libraries and publishing. He published two novels Le Tour du propriétaire and Demain si vous le voulez bien before achieving his first major public and critical success, with One...
, novelist. - Sylvain GuillotSylvain GuillotSylvain Guillot is a French jockey. He is married to the sister of fellow jockey Yannick Fouin and has one son, Thomas.For three years from about 1987, Guillot did an apprenticeship with Jean-François Daubin at Maisons-Laffitte...
, jockey. - Gilles TrehinGilles TrehinGilles Tréhin is a French artist, author, and creator of the imaginary city of "Urville". His book, also titled Urville, is based on his writings of the fictional city's history, geography, culture, and economy, and includes over 300 drawings of different districts of Urville, all done by...
, artist and author.
January to March
- 1 January - Maurice ChevalierMaurice ChevalierMaurice Auguste Chevalier was a French actor, singer, entertainer and a noted Sprechgesang performer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including Louise, Mimi, Valentine, and Thank Heaven for Little Girls and for his films including The Love Parade and The Big Pond...
, actor and singer (b.18881888 in FranceSee also:1887 in France,other events of 1888,1889 in France.----Events from the year 1888 in France.-Events:*14 October - Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture: Roundhay Garden Scene in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK...
). - 6 January - Xavier VallatXavier VallatXavier Vallat , French politician, was Commissioner-General for Jewish Questions in the wartime Vichy collaborationist government, and was sentenced after World War II to ten years in prison for his part in the persecution of French Jews.- Until World War II :Vallat was born in the department of...
, politician and Commissioner-General for Jewish QuestionJewish QuestionThe Jewish question encompasses the issues and resolutions surrounding the historically unequal civil, legal and national statuses between minority Ashkenazi Jews and non-Jews, particularly in Europe. The first issues discussed and debated by societies, politicians and writers in western and...
s in Vichy FranceVichy FranceVichy France, Vichy Regime, or Vichy Government, are common terms used to describe the government of France that collaborated with the Axis powers from July 1940 to August 1944. This government succeeded the Third Republic and preceded the Provisional Government of the French Republic...
(b.18911891 in FranceSee also:1890 in France,other events of 1891,1892 in France.----Events from the year 1891 in France.-Events:*1 May - Nine killed and thirty wounded when troops fire on workers' May Day demonstration in support of eight-hour workday in Fourmies....
). - 19 January - Suzanne MalherbeSuzanne MalherbeSuzanne Malherbe , also known by the alias Marcel Moore, was a French illustrator and designer. She was the partner of Claude Cahun, surrealist writer and photographer....
, illustrator and designer (b.18921892 in FranceSee also:1891 in France,other events of 1892,1893 in France.----Events from the year 1892 in France.-Events:*12 July - A hidden lake bursts out of a glacier on the side of Mont Blanc, flooding the valley below and killing around 200 villagers and holidaymakers in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.*8 November...
). - 20 January - Jean CasadesusJean CasadesusJean Casadesus was a French classical pianist. He was the son of the renowned pianists Robert and Gaby Casadesus, and grandnephew of Henri Casadesus and Marius Casadesus.Jean Casadesus was born in Paris...
, classical pianistPianistA pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
(b.19271927 in FranceSee also:1926 in France,other events of 1927,1928 in France.----Events from the year 1927 in France.-Events:*20 May-21 May - First solo non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris by Charles Lindbergh....
). - 21 February - Marie DubasMarie DubasMarie Dubas was a music-hall singer, diseuse and comedienne.Born in Paris, France, Marie Dubas began her career as a stage actress but became famous as a singer. Using the great Yvette Guilbert as her model, Dubas started singing in the small cabarets of Montmartre mixing comedy into her routine...
, music-hall singer and comedienne (b.18941894 in FranceSee also:1893 in France,other events of 1894,1895 in France.----Events from the year 1894 in France.-Events:* 15 February - 04:51 GMT, French anarchist Martial Bourdin attempts to destroy the Royal Greenwich Observatory, London, England with a bomb.* 14 May - Meteor shower in Southern France.* 22...
). - 21 February - Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent TisserantEugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent TisserantEugène Tisserant was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1936, Tisserant was a prominent and long-time member of the Roman Curia. He was also, for a time, Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre...
, CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
(b.18841884 in FranceSee also:1883 in France,other events of 1884,1885 in France.----Events from the year 1884 in France.-Events:*June - At Bac Le, Chinese forces attack a French column sent to occupy Tonkin in accordance with earlier treaties, starting the Sino-French War.*6 June - Treaty of Hué is signed between...
). - 4 March - Maurice DiotMaurice DiotMaurice Diot was a French professional road bicycle racer. In 1951, he won the Paris–Brest–Paris race of 1200 km, in a record time that has not been broken since.- Palmarès :1947...
, cyclist (b.19221922 in FranceSee also:1921 in France,other events of 1922,1923 in France.----Events from the year 1922 in France.-Events:The year 1922 was signalized at its opening by the conference of Cannes, between France, the United Kingdom, and Belgium, which met to consider the situation created by Germany's declaration...
). - 17 March - Adolphe BousquetAdolphe BousquetAdolphe René Bousquet was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Béziers and died in Béziers....
, rugby union player (b.18991899 in FranceSee also:1898 in France,other events of 1899,1900 in France.----Events from the year 1899 in France.-Events:*16 April - Battle of Lougou, French victory in Niger....
). - 28 March - Joseph Paul-BoncourJoseph Paul-BoncourAugustin Alfred Joseph Paul-Boncour was a French politician of the Third Republic.-Career:Born in Saint-Aignan, Loir-et-Cher, Paul-Boncour received a law degree from the University of Paris and became active in the labor movement, organizing the legal council of the Bourses du Travail...
, politician (b.18731873 in FranceSee also:1872 in France,other events of 1873,1874 in France.----Events from the year 1873 in France.-Events:*16 September - German troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity for Franco-Prussian War....
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April to June
- 10 April - Henri de la FalaiseHenri de la FalaiseHenry de La Falaise, Marquis de La Coudraye, born James Henry Le Bailly de La Falaise , was a French nobleman, translator, film director, film producer, sometimes actor and war hero who was best known for his high-profile marriages to two leading Hollywood actresses.His actual surname was Le...
, translatorTranslationTranslation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
, film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and film producerFilm producerA film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
(b.18981898 in FranceSee also:1897 in France,other events of 1898,1899 in France.----Events from the year 1898 in France.-Events:*13 January - Emile Zola's J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair....
). - 11 April - Maurice CottenetMaurice CottenetMaurice Cottenet was a French footballer. He was part of France national football team squad at the 1924 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
, soccer player (b.18951895 in FranceSee also:1894 in France,other events of 1895,1896 in France.----Events from the year 1895 in France.-Events:*5 January - The military degradation of Alfred Dreyfus takes place on the Champ de Mars, Paris....
). - 26 April - Jacques de BernonvilleJacques de BernonvilleJacques Charles Noel Duge de Bernonville was a French collaborationist and senior police officer in the Vichy regime in France infamously known as the man who hunted down resistance fighters during World War II....
, collaborationist and senior police officer in the Vichy regime (b.18971897 in FranceSee also:1896 in France,other events of 1897,1898 in France.----Events from the year 1897 in France.-Events:*9 December - First issue of the feminist newspaper La Fronde is published by Marguerite Durand.-Arts and literature:...
). - 27 April - Lucien SartiLucien SartiLucien Sarti was a drug trafficker and killer-for-hire involved in the infamous French Connection heroin network. He was named on the television series The Men Who Killed Kennedy, as well as in a deathbed confession by former CIA agent E. Howard Hunt, as one of the men who shot at U.S. President...
, drug trafficker and killer-for-hire (b. c1931). - 5 May - Roger CourtoisRoger CourtoisRoger Courtois was a French association football striker and manager.He was part of France national football team at the FIFA World Cup 1934 and 1938.- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard:* Division 1: 1935, 1938* Coupe de France: 1937...
, international soccer player (b.19121912 in FranceSee also:1911 in France,other events of 1912,1913 in France.----Events from the year 1912 in France.-Events:*7 March - Aviator Henri Seimet makes the first non-stop flight from Paris to London in three hours....
). - 7 May - Henri Diamant-Berger, screenwriterScreenwriterScreenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and producerFilm producerA film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
(b.18951895 in FranceSee also:1894 in France,other events of 1895,1896 in France.----Events from the year 1895 in France.-Events:*5 January - The military degradation of Alfred Dreyfus takes place on the Champ de Mars, Paris....
). - 28 May - Violette LeducViolette LeducViolette Leduc was a French author.She was born in Arras, Pas de Calais, France, the illegitimate daughter of a servant girl, Berthe. In Valenciennes, the young Violette spent most of her childhood suffering from poor self-esteem, exacerbated by her mother's hostility and overprotectiveness...
, author (b.19071907 in FranceSee also:1906 in France,other events of 1907,1908 in France.----Events from the year 1907 in France.-Events:*February - The French warship Jean Bart sinks off the coast of Morocco....
). - 5 June - Jean MoreauJean MoreauJean Moreau was a French politician.He belonged first to the Republican Party of Liberty , then to the Independent Republicans and then to the National Centre of Independents and Peasants . During 1953, he was France minister of Budget for a few months....
, politician (b.18881888 in FranceSee also:1887 in France,other events of 1888,1889 in France.----Events from the year 1888 in France.-Events:*14 October - Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture: Roundhay Garden Scene in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK...
). - 29 June - Boby LapointeBoby LapointeRobert Lapointe was a French singer, noted for his humorous texts, alliterations and plays on words.He was born in Pézenas, in the Hérault département of France...
, singer (b.19221922 in FranceSee also:1921 in France,other events of 1922,1923 in France.----Events from the year 1922 in France.-Events:The year 1922 was signalized at its opening by the conference of Cannes, between France, the United Kingdom, and Belgium, which met to consider the situation created by Germany's declaration...
).
July to September
- 7 July - Marcel-Frédéric Lubin-LebrèreMarcel-Frédéric Lubin-LebrèreMarcel-Frédéric Lubin-Lebrère was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Agen and died in Toulouse.In 1924 he won the silver medal as member of the French team....
, rugby union player (b.18911891 in FranceSee also:1890 in France,other events of 1891,1892 in France.----Events from the year 1891 in France.-Events:*1 May - Nine killed and thirty wounded when troops fire on workers' May Day demonstration in support of eight-hour workday in Fourmies....
). - 22 July - Max AubMax AubMax Aub Mohrenwitz was a Spanish experimentalist novelist, playwright and literary critic. In 1965 he founded the literary periodical Los Sesenta , with editors that included the poets Jorge Guillén and Rafael Alberti.-Early life:Aub was born in Paris to a Jewish French mother and German father,...
, author, playwright and literary critic (b.19031903 in FranceSee also:1902 in France,other events of 1903,1904 in France.----Events from the year 1903 in France.-Events:*10 August - Paris Métro train fire kills 84 people mostly at Couronnes station.-Sport:*1 July - First Tour de France begins....
). - 14 August - Jules RomainsJules RomainsJules Romains, born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule , was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement...
, poet and writer (b.18851885 in FranceSee also:1884 in France,other events of 1885,1886 in France.----Events from the year 1885 in France.-Events:*28 February - Siege of Tuyen Quang ends, as French Foreign Legion is relieved after being besieged by forces of the Empire of China....
). - 16 August - Pierre BrasseurPierre BrasseurPierre Brasseur , born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor.He was the son of actor Georges Espinasse and actress Germaine Brasseur while the latter was married to Albert Brasseur. His grandfather, Jules Brasseur, was an actor as well...
, actor (b.19051905 in FranceSee also:1904 in France,other events of 1905,1906 in France.----Events from the year 1905 in France.-Events:*31 March - German emperor William II asserts German equality with France in Morocco, triggering the Tangier or First Moroccan Crisis....
). - 21 August - Albert AchardAlbert AchardAlbert Achard was a World War I flying ace. Born in Briançon in France, Achard scored 1 victory as an observer and 4 victories as a pilot before being wounded in action on July 24, 1918.-References:...
, World War I flying aceFlying aceA flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...
(b.18941894 in FranceSee also:1893 in France,other events of 1894,1895 in France.----Events from the year 1894 in France.-Events:* 15 February - 04:51 GMT, French anarchist Martial Bourdin attempts to destroy the Royal Greenwich Observatory, London, England with a bomb.* 14 May - Meteor shower in Southern France.* 22...
). - 21 August - Yvonne GallYvonne GallYvonne Gall was a famous French operatic soprano.Gall was born and died in Paris. She trained at the Conservatoire de Paris and made her debut in 1908 at the Paris Opéra under André Messager as Woglinde in the Paris premiere of Götterdämmerung...
, operaOperaOpera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
tic sopranoSopranoA soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
(b.18851885 in FranceSee also:1884 in France,other events of 1885,1886 in France.----Events from the year 1885 in France.-Events:*28 February - Siege of Tuyen Quang ends, as French Foreign Legion is relieved after being besieged by forces of the Empire of China....
). - 19 September - Robert CasadesusRobert CasadesusRobert Casadesus was a renowned 20th-century French pianist and composer. He was the most prominent member of a famous musical family, being the nephew of Henri Casadesus and Marius Casadesus, husband of Gaby Casadesus, and father of Jean Casadesus.-Biography:Robert Casadesus was born in Paris...
, pianist and composer (b.18991899 in FranceSee also:1898 in France,other events of 1899,1900 in France.----Events from the year 1899 in France.-Events:*16 April - Battle of Lougou, French victory in Niger....
). - 21 September - Henry de MontherlantHenry de MontherlantHenry de Montherlant or Henry Marie Joseph Frédéric Expedite Millon de Montherlant was a French essayist, novelist and one of the leading French dramatists of the twentieth century.- Works :...
, essayist, novelist and playwright (b.18961896 in FranceSee also:1895 in France,other events of 1896,1897 in France.----Events from the year 1897 in France.-January to June:*4 January - André Masson, artist .*19 February - André Breton, writer, poet, and surrealist theorist ....
). - 28 September - Maurice ThirietMaurice ThirietMaurice Thiriet was a French composer of classical and film music.-Biography:Born in Meulan, Yvelines, he entered the Paris conservatory in 1925 to study counterpoint and fugue with Charles Koechlin and orchestration and arrangement under Alexis Roland-Manuel. He graduated in 1931...
, composer (b.19061906 in FranceSee also:1905 in France,other events of 1906,1907 in France.----Events from the year 1906 in France.-Events:*16 January - Algeciras Conference begins, to mediate the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany....
).
October to December
- 29 October - Julien MaitronJulien MaitronJulien Maitron was a French professional road bicycle racer, who competed in the 1904 to 1912 Tour de Frances. He won one stage in the 1910 Tour de France, and had his best overall position in the 1904 Tour de France when he finished fifth.- Palmarès :1910- External links :*...
, cyclist (b.18811881 in FranceSee also:1880 in France,other events of 1881,1882 in France.----Events from the year 1881 in France.-Events:*13 February - First issue of the feminist newspaper La Citoyenne is published by Hubertine Auclert....
). - 27 November - Robert SchurrerRobert SchurrerRobert Schurrer was a male track and field athlete from France, who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Vesoul, Haute-Saône...
, athlete and Olympic medallist (b.18901890 in FranceSee also:1889 in France,other events of 1890,1891 in France.----Events from the year 1890 in France.-Events:*2 January - Steamship Persia wrecked off Corsica: 130 lives lost.*21 February - First Franco-Dahomean War begins....
). - 13 December - René MayerRené MayerRené Mayer was a French Radical politician of the Fourth Republic who served briefly as Prime Minister during 1953. He led the Mayer Authority from 1955 to 1958.-Mayer's Ministry, 8 January – 28 June 1953:*René Mayer – President of the Council...
, politician and Prime Minister of FrancePrime Minister of FranceThe Prime Minister of France in the Fifth Republic is the head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France. The head of state is the President of the French Republic...
(b.18951895 in FranceSee also:1894 in France,other events of 1895,1896 in France.----Events from the year 1895 in France.-Events:*5 January - The military degradation of Alfred Dreyfus takes place on the Champ de Mars, Paris....
). - 15 December - François BourbotteFrançois BourbotteFrançois Bourbotte was a professional French footballer.-References:*...
, soccer player (b.19131913 in FranceSee also:1912 in France,other events of 1913,1914 in France.----Events from the year 1913 in France.-Events:*3 February - Trial of the remnants of the Bonnot gang begins....
).
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- Youenn DrezenYouenn DrezenYouenn Drezen is the Breton language name of Yves Le Drézen, a Breton nationalist writer and activist. He is also known as Corentin Cariou and Tin Gariou.-Youth:...
, Breton nationalist writer and activist (b.18991899 in FranceSee also:1898 in France,other events of 1899,1900 in France.----Events from the year 1899 in France.-Events:*16 April - Battle of Lougou, French victory in Niger....
). - André HélénaAndré HélénaAndré Héléna was a French writer who spent most of his life in Leucate on the mediterranean coast...-Bibliography:*Les flics ont toujours raison...
, writer (b.19191919 in FranceSee also:1918 in France,other events of 1919,1920 in France.----Events from the year 1919 in France.-Events:*April - Long-Berenger Oil Agreement is concluded between France and the United Kingdom over oil rights....
). - Robert LingatRobert LingatRobert Lingat , was a French professor and academic scholar most known for writing a very important book on the history of Indian Law.- Life :...
, academic scholar (b.18921892 in FranceSee also:1891 in France,other events of 1892,1893 in France.----Events from the year 1892 in France.-Events:*12 July - A hidden lake bursts out of a glacier on the side of Mont Blanc, flooding the valley below and killing around 200 villagers and holidaymakers in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.*8 November...
). - Alice Pruvot-FolAlice Pruvot-FolAlice Pruvot-Fol was a French opisthobranch malacologist.She was the author of many new species, mostly described on the basis of preserved animals....
, malacologist (b.18731873 in FranceSee also:1872 in France,other events of 1873,1874 in France.----Events from the year 1873 in France.-Events:*16 September - German troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity for Franco-Prussian War....
). - Lucien RebatetLucien RebatetLucien Rebatet was a French author, journalist and intellectual, an exponent of fascism and virulent antisemite.-Early life:...
, author, journalist and intellectual (b.19031903 in FranceSee also:1902 in France,other events of 1903,1904 in France.----Events from the year 1903 in France.-Events:*10 August - Paris Métro train fire kills 84 people mostly at Couronnes station.-Sport:*1 July - First Tour de France begins....
).